Synonym: circumvent, confuse, defer, disconcert, dishearten, dodge, duck, elude, evade, flurry, fudge, hedge, hold over, parry, postpone, prorogue, put over, remit, set back, shelve, sidestep, skirt, table, turn off. Similar words: put out, put on, out of, cut off, get out of, run out of, come out of, keep out of. Meaning: v. 1. hold back to a later time 2. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste 3. take away the enthusiasm of 4. cause to feel embarrassment 5. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
(181) The technology can put off grain staleness and control the insects and moulds, save cost and labour compared with turning grain and achieve good economic and social efficiency.
(182) You put off the evil day and bring near a reign of terror.
More similar words: put out, put on, out of, cut off, get out of, run out of, come out of, keep out of, out of work, out of date, out of order, out of sight, out of place, out of doors, out of danger, out of breath, out of control, out of practice, out of the question, put, put in, put up, input, put to, output, deputy, put away, put down, dispute, computer.